Earning hopes keep the ball rolling at Karachi Stock Exchange

KARACHI: Hopes of lucrative earnings ahead of corporate results kept the ball rolling at Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) here on the rollover day, Geo News reported.

The benchmark KSE-100 Index scored 22.59 positive points, to close at 18,636.03 points, which translates to a gain of 0.12 percent.

By the time the closing bell chimed, Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd was up 2.47 percent to Rs21.17 rupees, whereas Bank Islami Pakistan Ltd rose 6.35 percent to Rs6.70.